The Ministry of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has carried out improvement and modernization actions for irrigation systems in the Ascoy, Benís and Carrasquilla irrigation community, in the municipality of Cieza, in which a total of 3.1 million euros has been invested and which benefit nearly 1,000 farmers in the town and its surroundings.
Councilor Sara Rubira visited some of these new infrastructures today along with the mayor of Cieza and members of the governing board of the irrigation community.
“We continue to invest in improving irrigation systems to make them more efficient and sustainable. The projects we have implemented in the municipality of Cieza allow for the incorporation of more modern irrigation systems for crops, thanks to the aid programs promoted by the regional government,” Rubira stated.
The councilor highlighted that the actions carried out in Cieza are co-financed works for which the regional government has granted more than 1.2 million in public funds and are part of the regional government's lines of aid for the modernization of irrigation and the improvement of energy efficiency.
"The funded projects have enabled the construction of infrastructure that integrates water regulation, the renewal of pumping equipment, and high-power photovoltaic plants, with the aim of optimizing water resource management, reducing energy costs, and promoting a more sustainable use of energy," Rubira explained.
New regulating reservoir
During the visit, special attention was paid to the new regulating reservoir, with a capacity of 177,177 cubic meters, equipped with high-efficiency pumping equipment and a photovoltaic solar installation with over 1,094 kWp of power, which primarily supplies the pumps needed to raise the water to the Loma Fonseca reservoir. This infrastructure allows for greater energy independence in irrigation processes, reduces dependence on the electrical grid, and decreases emissions associated with energy consumption.
Also highlighted was the implementation of additional photovoltaic plants linked to other pumps in the irrigation network, which together add up to more than 2 MW of installed power and contribute to maximizing the use of renewable energy in the agricultural activity of the area.
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